Ahmad Al-Sharbini is a Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split.

Club career

Sharbini began his professional career with NK Rijeka

NK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...

 in the Croatian Prva HNL in the 2002-03 season. He also played for Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) and FC Luzern.

On August 13, 2009 he signed for Hajduk Split with his brother Anas Al-Sharbini

Anas Sharbini

Anas Sharbini is a Croatian football midfielder playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian first division. His main position is playing as a left winger on either side, although he can also play as at attacking midfielder...

. He struggle to impose himself at the club and rode the bench for most of the 2009-10 and 2010-11 season.

With new signing Ivan 'Giga' Vukovic joining Hajduk in the summer of 2011, Ahmad found himself as the third choice striker for the upcoming 2011-12 season. Due to injuries to both Ivan Vukovic

Ivan Vukovic

Ivan Vuković is a Montenegrin football player currently playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League. He is best known for his abilities as a striker but can also play as a supporting striker.-Club career:Ivan 'Giga' Vukovic began his professional career at Montenegrin side FK Zeta...

 and Ante Vukusic

Ante Vukušić

Ante Vukušić is a Croatian football striker, currently playing for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL.-Club career:Vukušić started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Junak Sinj...

, Ahmad played as a lone striker for a period of games. He scored two goals in a 4-0 win against NK Zagreb

NK Zagreb

NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...

 and earned much praise due to his consistent hard work.

International career

Sharbini played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament...

 in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

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He also played for Croatia national under-21 football team

Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....

. He was capped last on 15 August 2006, against Italy national under-21 football team

Italy national under-21 football team

The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

. He can represent either Croatia

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

 or Syria

Syria national football team

The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...

 at senior level.

Personal

He is the brother of Anas Al-Sharbini

Anas Sharbini

Anas Sharbini is a Croatian football midfielder playing for HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian first division. His main position is playing as a left winger on either side, although he can also play as at attacking midfielder...

. His father, Jamal Al-Sharbini, is a Palestinian

Palestine

Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....

 born in Damascus

Damascus

Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...

, Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

. Jamal came to Rijeka in the early 1980s as an economics student. His mother, Ranka, is Croatian, born in Grobnik, near Rijeka

Rijeka

Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...

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External links

• Ahmad Sharbini at Worldfootball